PONTE VEDRA BEACH — The old man tried to mask his smirk but couldn’t, so he turned his back to the driving range out of respect. The practice area had been open for 10 minutes but that was all the time needed to sense what lay on the horizon. “I’m not trying to be mean,”
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2:29 PM ET Some advice for Zach Johnson: Step away from the ball for practice swings going forward. Johnson, who has a history of accidentally hitting the ball during practice swings, was at it again when golf resumed on Saturday at The Players. And this might have been the worst one yet. Zach Johnson did
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — There were 40-mph gusts and 120-yard 7-irons, tops and slices, club slams and more club slams. It was one of those days at TPC Sawgrass, when an even-par round catapults you up the Players Championship leader board. Brooks Koepka did not break 80. Jordan Spieth posted 79. Xander Schauffele shot 78,
8:22 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Shortly after noon ET on Saturday, the first victims of the 17th hole of the Stadium Course at TPC Sawgrass arrived. Scottie Scheffler, who had won in two of his past three starts on the PGA Tour, drew the short straw as the Players resumed and was
Rainy, windy chaos might be the best way to sum up the 2022 Players Championship thus far, with the first round slated to resume Saturday at noon. In all likelihood, though, the chaos is just about to get started on the actual golf course. (Scroll down for the latest updates) Though the course is finally
Friday is one of those days you just hope the weathermen are wrong. Forecasts call for thunderstorms and heavy rain all day throughout northern Florida. If the first round can wrap up, that would be considered a success. Of course, we’re not so sure that will be the case. (Scroll down for the latest updates)
6:56 AM ET The Players stands as the crown jewel on the PGA Tour’s schedule. It brings together a strong field, with a huge payday — the total purse has grown to $20 million. A few of the marquee names won’t be around. Phil Mickelson is out, as his break continues. More on that in
3:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Play was suspended again because of heavy rain at The Players Championship on Friday and won’t resume until at least 11 a.m. ET on Saturday, the PGA Tour announced. The first round was delayed for more than four hours on Thursday, and the last group of players
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — No offense to Gary Young, chief referee of the Players Championship, but we’re all getting a little sick of seeing him in the media center this week. Of course, we kid, though the announcement that Young was returning for a second time on Friday was met with plenty of groans. Young
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — It’s been said that “you’re still away” are the three worst words in golf. “Monday finish likely” might take exception. That’s precisely what’s staring at the field at this week’s Players Championship, something that hasn’t happened at TPC Sawgrass since 2005. That year, play was suspended in the second, third and
6:59 AM ET Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Oh Su eagled her final hole to grab a share of the lead alongside Nasa Hataoko after the second round of the LPGA Thailand on Friday. Oh, who represents Australia but was born in South Korea, had five birdies through 15 holes before play was suspended because
9:55 PM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — In what seemed like a formality from the first time he played in a PGA Tour event at the Greater Milwaukee Open in August 1996, or perhaps even before then, Tiger Woods was officially inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame on Wednesday. Woods, 46, was
PONTE VEDRA BEACH — One of the last players in was one of the first players finished and finished the day first on the leader board, which, last we checked, was the first real sign that things are turning around after last year’s disappointing results. Tommy Fleetwood, who hasn’t necessarily fallen on hard times but
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—Harold Varner III took a look down, took a look back, shook his head and shrugged it off. The man shrugs most things off, owning a carefree attitude that begets a swagger unmatched in these parts. Still, Varner had the right to feel salty after an auspicious start at TPC Sawgrass was
7:42 PM ET Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tommy Fleetwood narrowly qualified for the Players Championship and then endured a long, wet start at the TPC Sawgrass with a 6-under 66 to share the early lead with Pebble Beach winner Tom Hoge. Where that leaves them after the opening round could take time
8:27 AM ET PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Reigning Masters champion Hideki Matsuyama withdrew from the Players Championship on Thursday because of a lingering back injury, the PGA Tour announced. Matsuyama will be replaced in the field by Patrick Rodgers. Matsuyama, the No. 11-ranked player in the world, already has two victories this season, at
(Scroll down for the latest updates from TPC Sawgrass) It surely will still be entertaining, perhaps in a different way than we’re used to. On Saturday, when it’s likely that competitors will be finishing their second rounds, there are sustained winds of 15-22 mph forecasted, with gusts up to 41 mph. It’s very common for
2:52 AM ET Associated Press CHONBURI, Thailand — Japan’s Nasa Hataoka birdied four of her final five holes to take a share of the first-round lead with a 9-under 63 at the Honda LPGA Thailand on Thursday. Hataoka was level with Germany’s Esther Henseleit, who birded three of her final four holes, and Australia’s Su
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla.—For all the praise lavished on Tiger Woods, spoken and written, tweeted and typed, Wednesday evening marked a first: a gathering dedicated solely to appreciating his immeasurable impact on golf. Not just his impact on Stanford, or Nike, or the PGA Tour, but the entirety of the sport he conquered. There was
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — “We’re having a discussion right now with our Players Advisory Council on a number of issues, one of which is disclosures and transparency,” PGA Tour Commissioner Jay Monahan said at the Players Championship. If you somehow missed that admission from the commissioner, don’t feel bad. He said it five years
Mar 8, 2022 Associated Press PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — Tiger Woods introduced his son to the spotlight at the PNC Championship the past two years. Now it’s his daughter’s turn. Woods has chosen Sam, 14, to introduce him Wednesday night when he and three others are inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.
Recent Walker Cup tradition has been that the U.S. captain holds the job for two successive matches (the second one unofficial until after the first Cup has been completed). That would mean that the USGA’s choice to follow 2019 and 2021 winning captain Nathaniel Crosby and lead the Americans in 2023 and 2025 would do
PONTE VEDRA BEACH—Saying Cameron Young has “burst onto the scene” in his rookie season on the PGA Tour would be willfully ignoring everything Cameron Young accomplished in golf prior to 2022. He’s won at every level, dominating the Metropolitan Section as a junior and putting together a strong college campaign at Wake Forest University. He
7:23 AM ET The PGA Tour heads to its marquee event this week with The Players at TPC Sawgrass. Unofficially labeled “golf’s fifth major,” The Players doesn’t just boast prestige — but a huge payday. This year, the purse is up $20 million. The winner will be cashing in a $3.6 million check, the largest
6:45 AM ET ESPN Betting Insiders The 2022 Players Championship at TPC Sawgrass in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida, tees off Thursday with one of the best fields of the year. The tournament will include almost all of the top 50 players in the world, including No. 1 Jon Rahm and No. 2 Collin Morikawa. Rahm
Mar 8, 2022 PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Fla. — PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan said he hasn’t spoken to Phil Mickelson since his explosive comments about the tour were published last month, but Monahan said it’s a conversation that will have to take place before the six-time major champion returns to play. Mickelson isn’t playing in
Scottie Scheffler’s victory at the Arnold Palmer Invitational at Bay Hill on Sunday marked the first time a player ranked inside the top 15 had won a PGA Tour event in 2022. The average World Ranking of the winner of the first eight tournaments of this calendar year was 81. The world’s 81st-ranked player at
You could accuse officials at the PGA Tour of being like a crazy eBay user unable to keep from outbidding themselves when it comes to the purse at the Players Championship. The tour’s flagship tournament had laid claim to the most lucrative overall purse in professional golf starting in 2019 when Rory McIlroy won $2.25
7:22 AM ET It has become a go-to thought each year when the Players Championship arrives. Anybody can win at TPC Sawgrass’ Stadium Course because the track does not favor a certain player’s game. Well, it’s true. Look at the champions list — everyone from Tiger Woods to Tim Clark, Rory McIlroy to Fred Funk,
Tony Finau did not grow up in a family of means, which might explain why, despite earning over $25.6 million just on the course in his career (so far), you’ll never catch him spending superfluously. Of course, having five children to provide for plays a factor, too. But there is one thing Finau never, ever